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Obama's War on Ukrainian Freedom
Post Date: 2014-05-06 03:40:23 by Stephen Lendman
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Obama's War on Ukrainian Freedom by Stephen Lendman Ukraine is a major global flashpoint. It's the gravest one since WW II. Washington bears full responsibility. Rogue EU partners share it. Fascist putschist stooges do their bidding. Puppet government was installed. Aggression, repression and cold-blooded murder reflect official policy. Police states operate this way. Accountability is absent. Coverup and crimes against humanity substitute. Events so far are the tip of the iceberg. The worst is yet to come. Ukraine's Interior Ministry dispatched additional special forces to Odessa. In late April, a National Guard Kiev-1 special unit arrived. It's separate from ...
Ukraine at War
Post Date: 2014-05-05 04:04:18 by Stephen Lendman
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Ukraine at War by Stephen Lendman Ukraine is engulfed in conflict. It may be only a matter of time until it spreads nationwide. It's Obama's war. It's low-intensity. It threatens to escalate. Mass slaughter may follow. At risk is spreading it cross-border. It threatens potential East/West confrontation. On Saturday, Kiev putschist official Vasyl Krutov said: "What we are facing in the Donetsk region and in the Eastern regions is not just some kind of short- lived uprising. It is in fact war." Washington bears full responsibility. Obama officials orchestrated Ukraine's legitimate President Viktor Yanukovych's ouster. They did so lawlessly. They elevated ...
Dutch Guerillera: The Foreign Face of FARC's Civil War
Post Date: 2014-05-05 01:07:15 by Tatarewicz
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DER SPIEGEL Tanja Nijmeijer of Holland spent more than 10 years fighting with the rebel group FARC in the jungles of Colombia. More recently, she has been part of the guerillas' peace negotiating team in Cuba. What drives her? Until recently, there had long been only two possible fates awaiting Tanja Nijmeijer: a grave in the Colombian jungle or a cell in an American maximum-security prison. Nijmeijer has never had any doubts as to which option she would prefer. "I will die in the jungle," she says. Nijmeijer is wanted by Interpol for three cases of kidnapping, the use of a firearm during a violent crime and supporting a terrorist organization. On this afternoon, she ...
West Buries Truth on Ukraine
Post Date: 2014-05-04 15:22:42 by Stephen Lendman
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West Buries Truth on Ukraine by Stephen Lendman On May 4, Itar Tass headlined "West actually imposes information blockade on Ukraine tragic events - Russia ForMin." Russia's Foreign Ministry was clear and unequivocal saying: "While Ukrainian punitive squads are carrying out their operations in east Ukraine, conducting sweeps in some settlements and blocking some others, the West has actually imposed an information blockade on tragic events taking place in that country." "It is quite illustrative that even in the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) no one is aware that the blood is being shed in Ukraine and troops are shooting at ...
Putin Blames West for Ukraine Conflict
Post Date: 2014-05-04 03:51:11 by Stephen Lendman
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Putin Blames West for Ukraine Conflict by Stephen Lendman Washington bears full responsibility. Rogue EU partners share it. So do Kiev fascist putschists. They're convenient US stooges. They mock legitimacy. State terrorism is official policy. Washington fully supports it. Putin forthrightly condemns it. He represents responsible geopolitical leadership. He's polar opposite Obama. His spokesman Dmitry Peskov released an official statement. It addressed Odessa's massacre, saying: "The authorities in Kiev not only bear direct responsibility, but are complicit in these criminal activities. Their arms are up to the elbows in blood." Odessa reflects "the ...
Massacre in Odessa
Post Date: 2014-05-04 03:48:33 by Stephen Lendman
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Massacre in Odessa by Stephen Lendman Ukraine is the epicenter of European fascist reemergence. Friday's Odessa massacre revealed its ugly face writ large. Unrestrained brutality explains it. More of the same is likely. Perhaps much worse ahead. Maybe Friday's incident was prelude for more planned slaughter. On May 2, Itar Tass reported what happened in Odessa, saying: "As many as 38 people died in a fire lit by Ukraine's Right Sector and self-defence radicals at the building of trade union council in the Black Sea city of Odessa on Friday, a spokesman for the Ukrainian interior ministry said." "According to the ministry, thirty people died of carbon oxide ...
Kiev Losing Control?
Post Date: 2014-05-03 04:33:14 by Stephen Lendman
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Kiev Losing Control? by Stephen Lendman Growing thousands of Eastern Ukrainians reject Kiev putschists. Perhaps it's just a matter of time before Western ones join them. Slavyansk is in the center of the storm. Ukrainian military forces blockaded the city. On Friday, an assault followed. Minimum casualties so far. A self-defense force press statement said: "The attack is targeting a few checkpoints at the same time." "A few armored vehicles and airborne combat vehicles arrived and airborne troops descended from the helicopters and attacked the checkpoints. Some forces were dropped off around the train station, where we didn't have anyone." Ukraine's ...
Stoking Confrontation with Russia
Post Date: 2014-05-02 03:58:15 by Stephen Lendman
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Stoking Confrontation with Russia by Stephen Lendman Confrontation is dangerous. At risk is escalating things to conflict. Doing so is madness. Major wars start this way. Extremists infesting Washington go where angels fear to tread. Peace is considered sissy. The militant Atlantic Council's just concluded Defending the Vision of a Europe Whole and Free conference addressed crisis conditions in Ukraine. Hawkish present and past Western officials participated. Barry Pavel heads the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security. He moderated a discussion featuring four Eastern European defense ministers. They included Estonia's Sven Mikser, the Czech Republic's Martin ...
The Fool, the Demagogue and the Former KGB Colonel
Post Date: 2014-05-01 18:23:36 by Lorie Meacham
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The fool is John Kerry, who has looked bad in his rushing around between Washington and Tel Aviv trying to get in place a “framework” agreement between Israel and the Palestinians that would show progress in the efforts of the honest broker, assailing Nicholas Maduro of Venezuela for his “terror campaign against his own people,” and of course denouncing the Russians for their “aggression” against the coup-regime of Ukraine. [...] Ed.note: Putin Slams West, Calls For End to ‘Cold War Rhetoric’: (Information Clearing House English Translation) Comparing Vladimir Putin’s address to the Russian Federation on March 18, 2014 dealing with the Crimean ...
Putin v. Kerry
Post Date: 2014-05-01 03:19:03 by Stephen Lendman
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Putin v. Kerry by Stephen Lendman Putin's statesmanship embarrasses Kerry. Both men are geopolitical opposites. Putin represents responsible leadership. Kerry shames the office he hold. On April 29, Putin addressed Ukrainian crisis conditions forthrightly. On the same day, Kerry irresponsibly addressed the Atlantic Council. In 1961, it was established to support NATO. It's headquartered in Washington. It supports America's global agenda. Past and current members include a rogue's gallery of reliable US imperial supporters. They include Henry Kissinger, George Schultz, James Schlesinger, James Baker, Zbigniew Brzezinski, James Jones, Condoleezza Rice, Richard ...
More Kerry Bullying, Bluster and Big Lies
Post Date: 2014-04-30 03:48:42 by Stephen Lendman
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More Kerry Bullying, Bluster and Big Lies by Stephen Lendman He's no diplomat. He's a world class thug. He mocks legitimacy. He disgraces the office he holds. He represents the worst of America's dark side. He's a serial liar. He's been caught red-handed lying numerous times before. He's at it again. Big Lies infested his Monday Wall Street Journal interview. Truth was nowhere in sight. More on what he said below. On April 28, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the following: "Today, in response to Russia's continued actions in southern and eastern Ukraine, the United States is implementing additional restrictive measures on defense exports to ...
Confronting Russia and China Militarily
Post Date: 2014-04-30 03:47:47 by Stephen Lendman
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Confronting Russia and China Militarily by Stephen Lendman Washington's imperial agenda reflects madness. Overreach may be its undoing. Potential global war threatens everyone. On Tuesday, Obama ended his Asian trip. Confronting China was prioritized. On April 28, Stars and Stripes headlined "Obama's Asia trip yields better military ties but no trade concessions," saying: He returned home "partly successful." In Japan and South Korea, he reaffirmed post-WW II ties. "In Malaysia, he made strategic inroads in a country that’s long been one of China's closest friends in Southeast Asia." He firmed up Washington's chokehold colonization ...
American Public Turns Anti-War … Warmongers Desperately Reply, “But War Is GOOD for Us!”
Post Date: 2014-04-29 17:01:55 by Horse
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The American people are now overwhelmingly opposed to more war in Ukraine, Syria, Iran and elsewhere. Those who get rich from war (the military-industrial complexers and big banks) and their lackeys are desperate to reverse this trend. As such, they are resorting to more and more outlandish justifications for war. For example, Ian Morris has written an entire book arguing that war is the best thing ever, the only thing which has lifted us out of poverty and barbarianism. And – yes – he even says that war brings peace. David Swanson provides a must-read dismantling of Morris’ book. Morris writes this week in the Washington Post: War has not only made us safer, but ...
Russia Bashing Escalates
Post Date: 2014-04-29 04:03:11 by Stephen Lendman
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Russia Bashing Escalates by Stephen Lendman It bears repeating what previous articles stressed. Washington bears full responsibility for Ukrainian crisis conditions. Russia alone goes all-out to resolve them responsibly. It doesn't matter. Propaganda wars rage. Brazen lies repeat. Lawless sanctions were imposed. New ones followed. On Sunday, Obama's deputy national security advisor Tony Blinkin said: "We're going to save a little news for Monday but what I can tell you is this. We will be looking to designate people who are in (Putin's) inner circle, who have a significant impact on the Russian economy." "Starting this week, in co-ordination with our ...
Ukraine: Ground Zero for Possible WW III
Post Date: 2014-04-28 03:56:01 by Stephen Lendman
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Ukraine: Ground Zero for Possible WW III by Stephen Lendman The possibility is too real to dismiss. What's ongoing is how great conflicts begin. A forthcoming book discusses it in debth. It's titled "Flashpoint in Ukraine: US Drive for Hegemony risks WW III." It's must reading when published. It's coming soon. Washington seeks unchallenged global dominance. Advancing its imperium continues. All independent countries are targeted. Major rivals Russia and China matter most. Ukraine is a worrisome global flashpoint. It's the gravest geopolitical crisis since WW II. It's a convenient pretext for confronting Russia. China likely next. The battle for ...
NYT Russia Bashing Stench
Post Date: 2014-04-28 03:55:07 by Stephen Lendman
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NYT Russia Bashing Stench by Stephen Lendman In 2005, Chicago's famed City News Bureau closed. Times correspondents, contributors and editors ignore it notable principle. "It your mother tells you she loves you, check it out with two independent sources," it said. Get it right before publishing. Journalism requires truth-telling. Times rubbish features managed news misinformation. Readers are systematically lied to. The so-called newspaper of record is a de facto Washington house organ. Discredited Times correspondent Judith Miller wrote daily propaganda rubbish. Front page space featured it. War on Iraq was promoted. Lawlessly destroying the cradle of civilization ...
Kerry Bullying, Bluster and Big Lies
Post Date: 2014-04-26 04:11:27 by Stephen Lendman
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Kerry Bullying, Bluster and Big Lies by Stephen Lendman A previous article called Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov a world class diplomat. John Kerry is polar opposite. He represents the worst of America's dark side. He's vying for Washington's worst ever Secretary of State top dishonor. He's what Paul Craig Roberts calls a "two-bit punk." He's a war criminal multiple times over. Demagoguery punctuates his comments. It exceeds the worst of Cold War rhetoric. He's been caught red-handed numerous times in bald-faced lies. He disdains rule of law principles. He supports war. He deplores peace. He's indifferent to human suffering. He's a ...
Irresponsible RT International Bashing
Post Date: 2014-04-26 04:09:34 by Stephen Lendman
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Irresponsible RT International Bashing by Stephen Lendman RT International (formerly Russia Today) represents the best of responsible news, commentary and analysis. John Kerry lied saying "the propaganda bullhorn that is the state-sponsored Russia Today program, has been deployed to promote - actually, Russia Today network - has deployed to promote President Putin's fantasy about what is playing out on the ground." "They almost spend full time devoted to this effort to propagandize and to distort what is happening or not happening in Ukraine." RT justifiably demands an apology. Its Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan said Kerry "refuse(s) to recognize ...
Foreigners consider fleeing Kabul as attacks against them rise
Post Date: 2014-04-25 18:48:32 by Tatarewicz
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KABUL — Rokey W. Suleman II, a former elections chief in both the District and Fairfax County, was nervous when he decided in January to make his first trip to Afghanistan to serve as an international observer of presidential elections in April. But when Suleman arrived in Kabul in late February, he felt surprisingly secure. He was staying at the four-star Serena Hotel, behind four layers of security and blast walls. The streets looked dirty, he thought, but hardly resembled a battle zone. 3 Americans killed in attack on Kabul hospital Tim Craig and Mark Berman APR 24 The attack on the hospital was the latest in a wave of violence targeting foreigners in Afghanistan. Six attacks ...
Slavyansk Braces for Onslaught
Post Date: 2014-04-25 15:56:41 by Stephen Lendman
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Slavyansk Braces for Onslaught by Stephen Lendman It could happen any time. Kiev putschists said "second stage" operations were launched. Strategy calls for "completely isolat(ing)" Slavyansk. It's a freedom fighting stronghold. Self-defense forces prepared. Coop-appointed presidential administration head Sergey Pashinsky said: "The aim is to…localize the problem." Operations remain ongoing. Pashinsky lied saying "terrorists have placed their key strong points in kindergartens and hospitals." He called what doesn't exist "classic terrorism." Freedom fighters denounced him. They called his accusations "ridiculous." ...
Profile of a World Class Diplomat
Post Date: 2014-04-25 04:21:17 by Stephen Lendman
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Profile of a World Class Diplomat by Stephen Lendman Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov stands out. He shames his US and EU counterparts. He's a true peace champion. His efforts in Syria and Ukraine alone represent the best of peaceful conflict resolution efforts. He tirelessly pursues them. He's done it despite continuing US-led Western imperial adventurism. He most of all deserves Nobel Peace Prize recognition. War criminals most often get it. Obama is Exhibit A. Nobel committee members believe war is peace. Lavrov's career is long, outstanding and meritorious. He's a 1972 Moscow State Institute of International Relations ...
Obama Threatens Russia and China
Post Date: 2014-04-25 04:19:42 by Stephen Lendman
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Obama Threatens Russia and China by Stephen Lendman Obama represents the worst of rogue leadership. He's a war criminal multiple times over. He threatens world peace. On Wednesday, he arrived in Tokyo. It's the first leg of his Asian tour. South Korea, Malaysia and the Philippines follow. He noticeably snubbed China. He reassured Tokyo saying relations with Beijing won't come "at the expense of Japan or any other ally." At issue is advancing regional hegemony. It's targeting Russia and China. Obama heightened US/Beijing tensions, saying: "The policy of the United States is clear. The Senkaku islands are administered by Japan and therefore fall within the ...
Kiev Declares War
Post Date: 2014-04-24 03:45:12 by Stephen Lendman
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Kiev Declares War by Stephen Lendman In mid-April, CIA director John Brennan went to Kiev. He did so quietly. He held secret talks. He met with Obama's new friends. He came to plot war strategy. He wants Eastern Ukrainian freedom fighters eliminated. He wants them slaughtered in cold blood. He wants challengers to Washington's imperium crushed. After his visit, coup-appointed president Okeksandr Turchynov announced a northern Donetsk region "anti-terrorist operation." To "protect the citizens of Ukraine," he claimed. To be conducted "stage-by-stage," he added. So-called "terrorists" are committe freedom fighters. They're ...
Benghazi attack could have been prevented if US hadn't 'switched sides in the War on Terror' and allowed $500 MILLION of weapons to reach al-Qaeda militants, reveals damning report
Post Date: 2014-04-23 11:26:44 by Ada
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Citizens Committee on Benghazi claims the US government allowed arms to flow to al-Qaeda-linked militants who opposed Muammar Gaddafi Their rise to power, the group says, led to the Benghazi attack in 2012 The group claims the strongman Gaddafi offered to abdicate his presidency, but the US refused to broker his peaceful exit The commission, part of the center-right Accuracy In Media group, concluded that the Benghazi attack was a failed kidnapping plot US Ambassador Chris Stevens was to be captured and traded for 'blind sheikh' Omar Abdel-Rahman, who hatched the 1993 WTC bombing plot The Citizens Commission on Benghazi, a self-selected group of former top military officers, CIA ...
Ten Years Later: Questions Still Surround Pat Tillman’s Death
Post Date: 2014-04-23 07:44:58 by Ada
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Former Arizona Cardinal Pat Tillman, was killed in Afghanistan after walking away from a multimillion-dollar NFL contract. (AP Photo/Williamson Stealth Media Solutions) When someone dies of decidedly unnatural causes, two words come immediately to mind: “closure” and “accountability.” The idea is that by holding the perpetrators of a crime accountable, we can both provide a measure of closure for the family and friends of the deceased as well as limit the possibility of such a fate befalling our own loved ones too. It is difficult to imagine a death more “unnatural” than that of NFL player turned Army Ranger Pat Tillman, shot down in Afghanistan by his ...
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